I watched two anime films with Kaji Yuki on the big screen this year: Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms and My Hero Academia The Movie. Too bad it should’ve been three but I missed Servamp: Alice in the Garden. It was too late when I realized that it was released here. Anyway, it’s about time…… Continue reading Kaji Yuki 2018

I finally got to watch Gintama 2 on the big screen thanks to The Odex Film Festival. The ticket comes with a shirt and a poster too.Oguri Shun top billed two movies that lead the box-office rankings in 2017. Gintama was the highest-earning live-action film while I Want To Eat Your Pancreas was nominated for Picture…… Continue reading 銀魂2 掟は破るためにこそある (Gintama 2: Okite wa Yaburu Tame ni soko Aru)

Based on the same titled manga by Rin Sakurazawa, Gibo to Musume no Blues is the story of hardworking careerwoman Iwaki Akiko, who after marrying widower Miyamoto Ryoichi, now tries her best to get accustomed to her new life as a wife and a stepmom. Ayase Haruka plays the stern yet charismatic corporate manager who’s…… Continue reading 義母と娘のブルース (Gibo to Musume no Blues)

While I’m into Japanese films and dramas, my friend is more of an anime fan. We were just planning how to celebrate her birthday when the animated movie Maquia: Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana o Kazarō (abbreviated as SayoAsa) gets released in some of our local theaters just in time. And this film happens to…… Continue reading さよならの朝に約束の花をかざろう (Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms)